Human Resources Associate Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Human Resources Associate make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Human Resources Associate in Massachusetts is $58,008 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Human Resources Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,533
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,063 to $66,658
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,651

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Human Resources Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,658	$5,555	$1,282	$32
Average	$58,008	$4,834	$1,116	$28
25th Percentile	$52,063	$4,339	$1,001	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Human Resources Associate Salaries

A Human Resources Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Human Resources Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Human Resources Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,148
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,212
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,271
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,531
Expert (over 8 years): $135,015

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$48,148
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$57,212
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$66,271
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$115,531
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$135,015

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How Do Human Resources Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Human Resources Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,032.
California: $58,808.
Massachusetts: $58,024.

District of Columbia $59,032 California $58,808 Massachusetts $58,024 Washington $57,811 New Jersey $57,790 Alaska $57,715 Connecticut $56,979 New York $56,681

Hawaii $55,726 Rhode Island $55,279 Maryland $54,975 Minnesota $54,559 Colorado $54,399 Illinois $54,346 Oregon $54,143 Delaware $53,994

New Hampshire $53,900 Virginia $53,690 Pennsylvania $53,077 Nevada $52,767 North Dakota $52,666 Michigan $52,506 Wisconsin $52,447 Vermont $52,330

Texas $52,005 Maine $51,984 Arizona $51,952 Ohio $51,914 Georgia $51,424 Indiana $51,179 Wyoming $51,131 Utah $51,056

Iowa $51,024 Kansas $50,768 Louisiana $50,693 North Carolina $50,667 Missouri $50,656 Florida $50,448 Montana $50,336 Nebraska $50,230

Kentucky $50,171 South Carolina $49,958 Tennessee $49,824 Idaho $49,771 New Mexico $49,382 Oklahoma $49,296 Alabama $48,982 South Dakota $48,454

Arkansas $48,166 West Virginia $48,012 Mississippi $47,548

Top Paying Cities for Human Resources Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $55,257
Amherst: $55,097
Barre: $55,753

Agawam, MA $55,257 Amherst, MA $55,097 Barre, MA $55,753 Belchertown, MA $55,167 Blandford, MA $55,113 Bondsville, MA $55,188 Brimfield, MA $55,081 Chester, MA $54,553

Chesterfield, MA $54,793 Chicopee, MA $55,257 Cummington, MA $54,553 Easthampton, MA $55,220 East Longmeadow, MA $55,257 East Otis, MA $55,332 Feeding Hills, MA $55,257 Gilbertville, MA $55,540

Goshen, MA $54,777 Granby, MA $55,241 Granville, MA $55,188 Hadley, MA $55,135 Hampden, MA $55,257 Hardwick, MA $55,577 Hatfield, MA $55,113 Haydenville, MA $55,028

Holyoke, MA $55,257 Huntington, MA $55,135 Leeds, MA $55,113 Leverett, MA $55,081 Ludlow, MA $55,257 Monson, MA $55,188 North Amherst, MA $55,188 Northampton, MA $55,151

Florence, MA $55,151 North Hatfield, MA $55,108 Oakham, MA $55,844 Palmer, MA $55,188 Plainfield, MA $54,553 Russell, MA $55,188 Shutesbury, MA $55,167 Southampton, MA $55,241

South Barre, MA $55,790 South Hadley, MA $55,241 Southwick, MA $55,257 Thorndike, MA $55,188 Three Rivers, MA $55,220 Wales, MA $55,081 Ware, MA $55,556 Warren, MA $55,391

West Chesterfield, MA $54,521 Westfield, MA $55,257 West Hatfield, MA $55,081 West Springfield, MA $55,257 West Warren, MA $55,620 Whately, MA $54,991 Wheelwright, MA $55,769 Wilbraham, MA $55,257

Williamsburg, MA $55,007 Woronoco, MA $55,204 Worthington, MA $54,575 Springfield, MA $55,257 Longmeadow, MA $55,257 Indian Orchard, MA $55,257 Pittsfield, MA $54,697 Adams, MA $54,644

Ashley Falls, MA $55,641 Becket, MA $54,644 Berkshire, MA $54,697 Cheshire, MA $54,697 Dalton, MA $54,697 Glendale, MA $54,681 Great Barrington, MA $54,537 Hinsdale, MA $54,697

Housatonic, MA $54,607 Lanesboro, MA $54,697 Lee, MA $54,681 Lenox, MA $54,697 Lenox Dale, MA $54,697 Middlefield, MA $54,628 Mill River, MA $55,172 Monterey, MA $54,537

North Adams, MA $54,575 North Egremont, MA $54,655 Otis, MA $54,521 Richmond, MA $54,697 Sandisfield, MA $55,380 Savoy, MA $54,628 Sheffield, MA $55,295 South Egremont, MA $54,761

Southfield, MA $55,561 South Lee, MA $54,681 Stockbridge, MA $54,681 Tyringham, MA $54,607 West Stockbridge, MA $54,660 Williamstown, MA $54,575 Windsor, MA $54,681 Greenfield, MA $54,831

Ashfield, MA $54,585 Athol, MA $55,817 Bernardston, MA $54,809 Buckland, MA $54,511 Charlemont, MA $54,383 Colrain, MA $54,564 Conway, MA $54,751 Deerfield, MA $54,847

Drury, MA $54,228 Erving, MA $55,188 Heath, MA $54,383 Lake Pleasant, MA $54,943 Millers Falls, MA $54,895 Monroe Bridge, MA $54,175 Montague, MA $54,943 Gill, MA $55,145

New Salem, MA $55,359 Northfield, MA $55,145 Orange, MA $55,630 Petersham, MA $55,806 Rowe, MA $54,260 Royalston, MA $55,902 Shelburne Falls, MA $54,559 South Deerfield, MA $54,932

Sunderland, MA $54,980 Turners Falls, MA $54,895 Warwick, MA $55,636 Wendell, MA $55,145 Wendell Depot, MA $55,343 Fitchburg, MA $56,345 Ashburnham, MA $56,084 Ashby, MA $57,097

Ayer, MA $57,241 Devens, MA $57,198 Baldwinville, MA $55,993 East Templeton, MA $56,009 Gardner, MA $56,110 Westminster, MA $56,110 Groton, MA $57,294 Harvard, MA $57,289

Hubbardston, MA $55,769 Leominster, MA $55,790 Littleton, MA $57,379 Lunenburg, MA $57,118 Pepperell, MA $57,294 Shirley, MA $57,177 Still River, MA $57,257 Templeton, MA $56,009

Townsend, MA $57,193 West Groton, MA $57,219 West Townsend, MA $57,171 Winchendon, MA $55,886 Winchendon Springs, MA $55,876 Auburn, MA $55,913 North Dartmouth, MA $56,254 South Dartmouth, MA $56,254

North Attleboro, MA $55,236 Plainville, MA $55,199 Attleboro Falls, MA $55,215 North Dighton, MA $55,183 Norton, MA $57,672 Raynham, MA $57,688 Raynham Center, MA $57,688 Rehoboth, MA $55,252

Rochester, MA $56,254 Seekonk, MA $55,252 Swansea, MA $55,199 Berkley, MA $56,286 Taunton, MA $57,635 Westport, MA $56,254 Westport Point, MA $56,254 Berlin, MA $55,876

Cataumet, MA $56,132 Blackstone, MA $55,183 Boylston, MA $55,913 Brookfield, MA $55,806 Charlton, MA $55,876 Charlton City, MA $55,876 Charlton Depot, MA $55,876 Clinton, MA $55,876

East Brookfield, MA $55,860 Douglas, MA $55,822 East Princeton, MA $55,844 Fiskdale, MA $55,753 Grafton, MA $55,913 Holden, MA $55,913 Holland, MA $55,726 Jefferson, MA $55,913

Lancaster, MA $55,822 Leicester, MA $55,913 Linwood, MA $55,790 Manchaug, MA $55,913 Millbury, MA $55,913 Millville, MA $55,129 New Braintree, MA $55,790 Northborough, MA $55,913

Northbridge, MA $55,897 North Brookfield, MA $55,844 North Grafton, MA $55,913 North Oxford, MA $55,913 North Uxbridge, MA $55,790 Oxford, MA $55,897 Princeton, MA $55,860 Rochdale, MA $55,913

Rutland, MA $55,913 Shrewsbury, MA $55,913 Southbridge, MA $55,790 South Grafton, MA $55,913 South Lancaster, MA $55,860 Spencer, MA $55,913 Sterling, MA $55,876 Sturbridge, MA $55,769

Upton, MA $55,876 Uxbridge, MA $55,806 Webster, MA $55,806 Dudley, MA $55,806 Westborough, MA $55,913 West Boylston, MA $55,913 West Brookfield, MA $55,790 West Millbury, MA $55,913

Whitinsville, MA $55,876 Sutton, MA $55,913 Worcester, MA $55,913 East Walpole, MA $57,688 Cherry Valley, MA $55,913 Paxton, MA $55,913 Framingham, MA $57,529 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $57,379

Boxborough, MA $57,342 Acton, MA $57,342 Ashland, MA $55,769 Bedford, MA $57,363 Hanscom Afb, MA $58,376 Bolton, MA $55,806 Carlisle, MA $57,379 Concord, MA $57,326

Fayville, MA $55,806 Holliston, MA $57,491 Hopedale, MA $55,790 Hopkinton, MA $55,822 Hudson, MA $55,822 Marlborough, MA $55,844 Maynard, MA $57,273 Mendon, MA $55,790

Milford, MA $55,790 Natick, MA $59,373 Sherborn, MA $59,341 Southborough, MA $55,822 Foxboro, MA $57,688 Franklin, MA $56,340 Greenbush, MA $57,582 Green Harbor, MA $57,566

Hingham, MA $58,526 Hull, MA $59,464 Humarock, MA $57,582 Mansfield, MA $57,688 Marshfield, MA $57,566 Marshfield Hills, MA $57,566 Medfield, MA $58,478 Medway, MA $57,529

Millis, MA $57,566 Minot, MA $57,582 Norfolk, MA $57,619 North Marshfield, MA $57,566 North Scituate, MA $57,566 Norwell, MA $57,619 Norwood, MA $57,688 Ocean Bluff, MA $57,566

Scituate, MA $57,566 Sharon, MA $57,688 Sheldonville, MA $56,366 South Walpole, MA $57,651 Stoughton, MA $57,688 Walpole, MA $57,672 Westwood, MA $58,531 Wrentham, MA $57,598

Boston, MA $59,464 Roxbury, MA $59,464 Roxbury Crossing, MA $59,464 Dorchester, MA $59,464 Dorchester Center, MA $59,464 Mattapan, MA $59,464 Charlestown, MA $59,464 Jamaica Plain, MA $59,464

Roslindale, MA $59,464 West Roxbury, MA $59,464 Allston, MA $59,464 Brighton, MA $59,464 Hyde Park, MA $59,464 Readville, MA $59,464 Cambridge, MA $59,464 Somerville, MA $59,464

Malden, MA $59,464 Everett, MA $59,464 Chelsea, MA $59,464 Revere, MA $59,464 Winthrop, MA $59,464 Medford, MA $59,464 West Medford, MA $59,464 Quincy, MA $59,464

Melrose, MA $59,464 Stoneham, MA $59,464 Braintree, MA $57,688 Milton, MA $59,464 Milton Village, MA $59,464 Weymouth, MA $57,688 East Weymouth, MA $57,688 South Weymouth, MA $57,688

North Weymouth, MA $57,688 East Boston, MA $59,464 Brockton, MA $57,688 Avon, MA $57,688 Bridgewater, MA $57,688 Bryantville, MA $57,651 Carver, MA $56,803 Duxbury, MA $57,529

East Bridgewater, MA $57,688 Easton, MA $57,688 Elmwood, MA $57,688 Halifax, MA $57,651 Hanover, MA $57,651 Hanson, MA $57,688 Holbrook, MA $57,688 Middleboro, MA $56,857

Manomet, MA $56,958 Lakeville, MA $56,164 Monponsett, MA $57,672 Abington, MA $57,688 North Carver, MA $57,566 North Easton, MA $57,688 North Pembroke, MA $57,635 Pembroke, MA $57,651

Plymouth, MA $57,038 Kingston, MA $57,545 South Carver, MA $56,110 Plympton, MA $57,598 Randolph, MA $57,688 Rockland, MA $57,688 South Easton, MA $57,688 West Bridgewater, MA $57,688

White Horse Beach, MA $56,995 Whitman, MA $57,688 Lexington, MA $59,464 Brookline, MA $59,464 Brookline Village, MA $59,464 Waltham, MA $59,464 North Waltham, MA $59,464 New Town, MA $59,464

Babson Park, MA $59,464 Newton, MA $59,464 Newton Center, MA $59,464 Newtonville, MA $59,464 Newton Highlands, MA $59,464 Newton Lower Falls, MA $59,464 Newton Upper Falls, MA $59,464 West Newton, MA $59,464

Auburndale, MA $59,464 Chestnut Hill, MA $59,464 Waban, MA $59,464 Watertown, MA $59,464 Arlington, MA $59,464 Arlington Heights, MA $59,464 Belmont, MA $59,464 Waverley, MA $59,464

Wellesley Hills, MA $59,464 Wellesley, MA $59,448 Needham, MA $59,464 Weston, MA $59,464 Needham Heights, MA $59,464 Nonantum, MA $59,464 Buzzards Bay, MA $56,094 Lincoln, MA $59,427

Stow, MA $57,273 Sudbury, MA $59,341 Wayland, MA $59,373 Woodville, MA $55,860 Woburn, MA $59,464 Burlington, MA $58,398 Andover, MA $56,478 Billerica, MA $57,379

Chelmsford, MA $57,379 Dracut, MA $57,379 Dunstable, MA $57,294 Haverhill, MA $56,478 Georgetown, MA $56,478 Groveland, MA $56,478 Lawrence, MA $56,478 Methuen, MA $56,478

North Andover, MA $56,478 Lowell, MA $57,379 Merrimac, MA $56,441 North Billerica, MA $57,379 North Chelmsford, MA $57,379 North Reading, MA $56,441 Nutting Lake, MA $57,379 Pinehurst, MA $57,379

Reading, MA $57,715 Tewksbury, MA $57,379 Tyngsboro, MA $57,379 Wakefield, MA $59,448 West Boxford, MA $56,478 Westford, MA $57,379 Wilmington, MA $56,921 Winchester, MA $59,464

Lynn, MA $59,464 Saugus, MA $59,464 Swampscott, MA $59,427 Nahant, MA $59,464 Amesbury, MA $56,190 Beverly, MA $59,320 Boxford, MA $56,478 Byfield, MA $56,441

Danvers, MA $56,388 Essex, MA $56,969 Gloucester, MA $57,054 Hamilton, MA $56,356 Hathorne, MA $56,388 Chilmark, MA $55,950 East Falmouth, MA $56,222 East Sandwich, MA $56,425

East Wareham, MA $56,110 Edgartown, MA $55,988 Falmouth, MA $56,132 Woods Hole, MA $56,132 Menemsha, MA $55,988 Monument Beach, MA $56,110 Nantucket, MA $55,988 North Falmouth, MA $56,148

Oak Bluffs, MA $56,004 Onset, MA $56,148 Pocasset, MA $56,132 Sagamore, MA $56,542 Sagamore Beach, MA $56,542 Sandwich, MA $56,430 Siasconset, MA $55,988 Silver Beach, MA $56,148

Vineyard Haven, MA $56,052 Wareham, MA $56,164 West Chop, MA $56,052 West Falmouth, MA $56,148 West Tisbury, MA $55,988 West Wareham, MA $56,185 Hyannis, MA $56,073 Barnstable, MA $56,260

Brewster, MA $55,988 Centerville, MA $56,238 Chatham, MA $55,988 Cotuit, MA $56,276 Ipswich, MA $56,356 Cummaquid, MA $56,089 Lynnfield, MA $57,907 Manchester, MA $57,187

Marblehead, MA $59,357 Middleton, MA $56,462 Newburyport, MA $56,372 Newbury, MA $56,478 Salisbury, MA $56,009 Peabody, MA $59,395 Prides Crossing, MA $57,822 Rockport, MA $57,049

Rowley, MA $56,388 Salem, MA $59,395 South Hamilton, MA $56,356 Topsfield, MA $56,441 Wenham, MA $56,372 West Newbury, MA $56,478 Accord, MA $57,688 Bellingham, MA $55,092

Brant Rock, MA $57,449 Canton, MA $57,688 Cohasset, MA $58,472 Dedham, MA $59,464 Dover, MA $59,411 East Mansfield, MA $57,688 Dennis, MA $55,988 Dennis Port, MA $55,988

East Dennis, MA $55,988 Eastham, MA $55,988 East Orleans, MA $55,988 Forestdale, MA $56,356 Harwich, MA $55,988 Harwich Port, MA $55,988 Hyannis Port, MA $56,068 Marstons Mills, MA $56,334

Mashpee, MA $56,372 North Chatham, MA $55,988 North Eastham, MA $56,707 North Truro, MA $57,422 Orleans, MA $55,988 Osterville, MA $56,169 Provincetown, MA $57,315 South Chatham, MA $55,988

South Dennis, MA $55,988 South Harwich, MA $55,988 South Orleans, MA $55,988 South Wellfleet, MA $56,707 South Yarmouth, MA $55,988 Truro, MA $56,707 Wellfleet, MA $56,707 West Barnstable, MA $56,361

West Chatham, MA $55,988 West Dennis, MA $55,988 West Harwich, MA $55,988 West Hyannisport, MA $56,190 West Yarmouth, MA $55,988 Yarmouth Port, MA $55,988 Assonet, MA $56,217 Attleboro, MA $55,252

Chartley, MA $57,688 Cuttyhunk, MA $56,164 Dartmouth, MA $56,254 Dighton, MA $55,657 East Freetown, MA $56,254 East Taunton, MA $57,598 Fairhaven, MA $56,254 Fall River, MA $56,254

Somerset, MA $56,201 Marion, MA $56,254 Mattapoisett, MA $56,254 New Bedford, MA $56,254 Acushnet, MA $56,254

Human Resources Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Human Resources Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$52,063

Average $58,008/year

$66,658

$4,339

Average $4,834/month

$5,555

$1,001

Average $1,116/week

$1,282

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,658	$5,555	$1,282	$32
Average	$58,008	$4,834	$1,116	$28
25th Percentile	$52,063	$4,339	$1,001	$25

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